Sage Intuitive Tarot School Guides You on a Spacious Three Year
Immersive Soul Journey to Your Personal & Professional Evolution!
January 7th, 2019 – December 31st, 2021
Next Enrolment in 2021.
This tarot apprenticeship is an in-depth, intimate, co-created, community experience!
We live in times where knowing and loving who you are is absolutely necessary to stepping up and doing compassionate work in the world.
Tarot helps you expand, grow and heal. Nurture your spirit with this enriching, unfolding and insightful tool.
This simple deck of cards holds keys to the very depths of your soul. Step into a bigger picture of your life!
Whether you are a healer, coach, alternative health practitioner, teacher, energy worker, or want to use the tarot in your personal spiritual and creative practice, the work you do in this school will increase your confidence and self-mastery in your life and the lives of your clients.
Working with tarot is a beautiful act of integration, self-care, and soul healing.
It’s truly a light in the dark!
More than a Tarot School!
Sage Intuitive Tarot School is founded on the principle that tarot is an initiatory practice and healing tool that serves to deepen your connection to yourself and others.
Tarot is a tool for profound change, and in this evolving world, it facilitates personal and social growth.
I have personally found tarot to be a refuge and a reliable mirror.
Tarot is a complete system for true intimacy and compassion.
What I’ve learned from years of guiding hundreds of tender souls through immersive and year-long transformational programs over the last four years is that when you know and accept all of who you are, you become a great and loving vehicle of service in the world.
You will find, with consistent practice and a commitment to our community container, that you grow in confidence and strength.
When you join the school, you are becoming part of something bigger:
You are choosing to shift your perspective and serve all you come in contact with.
You can use tarot in workshops, courses, and circles. It’s also an extremely useful mentoring and coaching tool.
You may also want to read tarot professionally, and this school will help you increase your skills as a reader. It’s extremely important to me that tarot is used responsibly and ethically with clients, and by the end of the program you can be confident that you’re practicing in ways that truly help empower people.
Tarot is a tool that you can use to access your inner wisdom and intuition every day. Use it to spark dialogue and creativity, plan projects, and seek divine guidance. On a soul level, tarot is a portal to your higher consciousness.
It’s a bridge between the worlds &
A practical way to create magic!
Tarot is a growing industry and is becoming embraced in the mainstream. More and more people from all spiritual and secular belief systems use tarot for guidance. My approach is non-dogmatic and open to everyone.
I go to the cosmic astral planes and am very down to earth at the same time. I encourage you to get curious while always trusting your own inner authority above all else.
I believe in the importance of legitimizing this incredibly beautiful magical system. In the school, you will learn how to trust the intuitive messages you receive and clearly relay them to others.
Intuitive knowledge is just as valuable as other ways of knowing.
Join this Immersive Tarot Experience
At the Tarot Intuitive Level, you’ll form a deep relationship with your deck, learn to quickly and confidently access your intuition. You’ll meet every card in the deck and create daily, weekly and monthly tarot rituals and ceremonies!
Whether you are completely new to tarot or have been reading for years, embark on a healing journey to find practical ways to use this beautiful tool in your life!
- On the Threshold: Orientation. Introduction to the program, the tarot system, a brief history and how to choose your deck.
- Gateway One: Enter Your Tarot Sanctuary. Get to know your deck, develop everyday rituals, cultivate your intuition and read for yourself.
- Gateway Two: Step into a Portal to Higher Consciousness. Explore the Major Arcana card by card. You will be introduced to the Rider Waite Smith system and learn to apply it in a modern context. You’ll look at every card and explore its essence both upright and reversed.
- Gateway Three: Telling the Story. Advanced tarot interpretation methods, multi-card spreads & card interactions.
- Gateway Four: Dive into the Everyday Soul Magic of the Minor Arcana Part 1 – Spirit and Emotion. Meet the initiatory firey wands and learn to hold the vessel of the emotional realms.
- Gateway Five: Dive into the Everyday Soul Magic of the Minor Arcana Part 2 – Intellect and Physical Body. Learn to work with your windy mind with the swords and manifest in your life with the pentacles.
- Gateway Six: The People. Develop strong compassionate relationships with yourself and the people in your life as we explore the court cards.
At the Tarot Soul Guide Level, you’ll take your grounded and experiential knowledge of the cards and apply them to even deeper work. Here, you’ll dance with shadow, breakthrough challenging patterns, dive deeper into tarot history and practice oracular techniques all while finding your own unique voice!
- Gateway One: Tarot and the Dark Night of the Soul. Dance with shifting shadows, learn deep listening skills and journey to the realm of the soul.
- Gateway Two: Tarot and the Otherworld. Explore shamanic journeying techniques as you connect with your guides.
- Gateway Three: Be An Oracle. Learn about the ancient oracle tradition and bring the wisdom back to others.
- Gateway Four: Honoring the Ancestors. Introduction to the Thoth and Marseilles systems. As always, you’ll learn to apply them to modern contexts.
- Gateway Five: Transformational Tarot. Breakthrough challenging patterns, vision new possibilities, and guide others to do the same.
- Gateway Six: Make Tarot Magic. Create your own tarot ceremonies and work with the seasons.
At the Tarot Healer Level, you’ll further develop your craft as you learn to facilitate healing for yourself and others. You will learn techniques to clearly deliver insightful messages while taking care of your energy body and providing true value to others. You’ll also explore the rich and exciting landscape of alchemy, mysticism and the Kabbalah as you enter the temple of the soul.
You do not need to charge for services in order to take part in this level. May the work you do be a healing ripple in the world.
- Gateway One: Tarot and the Healing Journey. Enter the cosmic realms and work with your energy body. Learn energy protection, how to take care of yourself, stay in the flow, and maintain personal boundaries.
- Gateway Two: Alchemy & Mysticism. Explore the Western Mystery tradition and learn the ways symbols, astrology and the Kabbalah can impact your readings.
- Gateway Three: Creative Tarot. Explore fun and creative ways to bring tarot into your life!
- Gateway Four: Clear Communication. Develop confidence as an intuitive reader, increase your skills in holding a compassionate and caring space, and practice vulnerable and honest communication.
- Gateway Five: Ethics and Exchange. Reading for others: ethics, consent and exchange.
- Gateway Six: Sharing Tarot Leadership. Bring tarot to your outer world and contexts. This gateway explores how tarot can be used as a tool in teaching and mentoring.
**Please note: Gateway topics for all three years are subject to change based on the needs of the group.
Be Part of a Loving Community of Fellow Seekers &
Give Yourself the Gift of Time to Integrate Your Knowing!
Each year includes Six Gateways. In each gateway, you’ll engage in a comprehensive combination of videos, PDFs, and participatory teaching calls.
In the pause between each gateway, you’re invited to deepen into your tarot practice with the support of your community.
You’ll be given clear instructions as you make progress through each gateway into the subsequent level.
This program builds upon itself and requires your strong commitment to the process as we hold the container for you.
I’ve been guiding groups through year programs for a long time, and am highly skilled at supporting people through deep transformations with ease.
I’m an engaged and gentle leader with strong boundaries.
You will get to know each other. The community truly lifts each other up in love and joy.
My partner Stacy and I hold the community space together.
We are committed to building an enriching, conscious and thriving community based on the principles of love, light, compassion, kindness and respect.
This group will only be open to a limited number of people so that we can give you our attention and care.
We show up for you!
Community Level Tuition Includes:
- 18 Gateways (6 a year) with Thematic Lessons that Build On Each Other
- Each Gateway Includes:
- Video Lessons to further enrich your learning.
- Beautifully designed PDF Workbooks that walk you through all the lessons.
- Intuitive Practices to increase your intuitive confidence and skill.
- Spreads to help you work with and integrate the material.
- TWO Live Participatory Teaching Community Calls.
- Gateway content is delivered at the beginning and middle of each month.
- Gateway months are January, March, May, July, September, November.
- In the pause between each gateway, you’ll be given clear instructions to support your deepening tarot practice.
- Private Members Area and Discussion Group.
- Early Invitations to our Upcoming Overseas Tarot and Goddess Pilgrimages (attendance is completely optional)
Professional Level Tuition Includes:
- 18 Gateways (6 a year) with Thematic Lessons that Build On Each Other
- Each Gateway Includes:
- Video Lessons to further enrich your learning.
- Beautifully designed PDF Workbooks that walk you through all the lessons.
- Intuitive Practices to increase your intuitive confidence and skill.
- Spreads to help you work with and integrate the material.
- TWO Live Participatory Teaching Community Calls.
- Gateway content is delivered at the beginning and middle of each month.
- Gateway months are January, March, May, July, September and November.
- In the pause between each gateway, you’ll be given clear instructions to support your deepening tarot practice.
- Private Members Area and Discussion Group.
- Early Invitations to our Upcoming Overseas Tarot and Goddess Pilgrimages (attendance is completely optional)
PLUS:
- Thoughtful feedback is given on the Assignments you complete at the end of each Gateway. These structured check-ins help keep you on track and integrate the material.
- A Certificate of Completion.
- Exclusive Mentoring Rates for support in honing your craft, reading for others, and working with tarot professionally.
- During the school, I’m here to support you every step of the way and give you gentle accountability.
May this be a renewing, deep, rewarding and transformative experience for you!
“I have been waiting for a course like this for quite some time now and I was so thrilled that Vanessa put this offering out into the world. The course has taken me on a deep journey within and I have learnt so much about the tarot and about myself along the way.
I can see how my intuition and the messages have deepened over the course of the year. And it is so magical how things start making sense from a day to day level and beyond.
Vanessa and the community she has built are amazing and so, so very supportive. This course is a gentle approach to this profound wisdom but be prepared to get to know yourself on a deeper level. I am so grateful that this community and Vanessa’s teachings are a part of my everyday life. It is so rewarding and fulfilling. Thank you!” — Alexandra Io Riederich
In a short period of time, Sage Intuitive Tarot School has given me an awareness and appreciation of the background and history of Tarot and a growing understanding of the symbology that has removed any fear that I had around tarot.
The class material is presented in a clear, accessible and engaging way with videos and our monthly community call. I really enjoy the engagement in our Facebook community, especially hearing from Stacy as she takes this journey with us too. It is encouraging and heart-warming.
Vanessa has managed to tailor the way she teaches to allow us to see if we are getting certain cards popping up in certain positions and tracking these cards through as a sub-story/message. It has been incredibly insightful and fascinating. — Jacqueline (U.K.)
“Vanessa is a beautiful, inspiring and talented mentor and I feel incredibly lucky to have her as my guide. The way she mirrors people is so grounding and valuable – I really think her support can help you reach the next level on your spiritual journey with more confidence, ease and compassion for yourself. Just making the commitment to show up for yourself in this way is totally magical!” -Yarrow Magdalena Daydreaming Wolves and Creative Coaching and Web Design
Hi, I’m Vanessa Sage, Ph.D., and I’ve been immersed in tarot and women’s spirituality for over 25 years!
I’m a Priestess, a spiritual business mentor, and a poet.
I love finding wonder in my everyday life, and comfort in a good book and a cup of tea.
I have a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from McMaster University. Over the course of my 10-year academic career, I studied: Buddhism, goddess spirituality, pilgrimage, paganism, and how hope for a city was embodied in an arts scene.
I bring my whole heart, mind and spirit to the table. I read tarot professionally, and over the last 7 years, I’ve trained as a life coach, taught insight meditation, and led heart-centred business classes for Jennifer Lee of the Right Brain Business Plan.
I’m inspired by many spiritual traditions,
Do my own personal spiritual growth work &
I’m a highly sensitive introverted empath.
Ready for love and Truth from the biggest heart I know? Then let Vanessa Sage be your guide to your own love, Truth, and goddess path.
Vanessa was a guest teacher in another course I took and when I found out about her Priestess program I knew I finally found what I had been searching for. I’ve been a natural Witch my whole life and I wanted some structured guidence to grow and her program is giving me this. We’ve only completed the first module and it’s already made a huge impact in my life. The support from Vanessa is knowledgeable and nurturing and the women in the program are great, we all communicate well together and add to the support and shared knowledge in a drama free environment. It’s truly an amazing experience so far and I’m looking forward to the other modules. It’s so exciting! Thank you!
Vanessa’s words always seem to land in my inbox exactly when I need them the most. Her voice inspires me to continue to go within and align with my truth. She reminds me that I am so much more than day to day responsibilities. Vanessa beautifully holds the space that I require in order to embody a spirit full of courage and truth.
Vanessa Sage is a brilliant beacon of self care for the sensitive soul. As a creative artist, I lean toward sensitivity to my immediate environment and, often, the world in general. Vanessa is a beautiful reminder to stay grounded in my energy and to protect it, because ‘My energy is sacred’ and it deserves to be protected.
Vanessa’s writing feels like a breath, a moment of spaciousness in a clamouring, crowded day.
The Enchant Your Everyday experience was surprisingly fulfilling for me. It came into my life at a good time (even though I didn’t realize it), and I wasn’t sure what it was or how it was going to work. It really helped me pause in my daily life and take a second (literally) or minute to just breathe and see what was right in front of me as beautiful, instead of thinking 5 steps ahead or an hour ahead of where I actually was. Highly recommend for those that are not otherwise knowledgeable of or participate in spiritual guidance in their lives.
I am not great with expression. YOU have helped me so much. I love reading and listening to all you have to offer. You have inspired me to be a stronger woman. Never stop what you do. You helped me, so I know you help many.
Vanessa has a way of showing up with such bravery and courage that to me imparts a very powerful gift of whispering to others that we can do. I learned how to hold sacred space online by being present to how Vanessa models this in every circle she holds and throughout her incredible Sage Priestess program. I am forever changed and blessed by our meeting, Vanessa.
It fills me with deep gratitude and joy our paths have crossed. I really enjoy her offerings, Tarot Memoires was such a delightful journey followed by the Priestess Training another journey I thoroughly enjoyed, especially Vanessa’s wisdom and the beautiful community she created. I love her sensitive and touching offerings and I always look forward to her Love Letters; a fresh breeze toughing my soul. Deep bow, Alexandra.
Vanessa’s writing is pure poetry and speaks from the heart. I get so much inspiration from her emails.
Vanessa’s Enchant Your Everyday is just the perfect push I need to make each day special. It’s finding pleasure in a flower. Coming out of the hum drum that is so easy to find myself in. When I began recognizing that there is something special to be found in each day, it all fell into place and I didn’t have work hard to find Beauty. Vanessa’s course brought these thoughts to light for me.
Vanessa embodies the living priestess. Her grace, openness, honesty and gentle guidance inspire others as they walk their path and provide the safe, sacred space for the journey to unfold.
Vanessa is non-judgmental and inclusive in her classes. She is quite knowledgeable and has studied priestessing and Goddess religions from many different cultures. She does not push any one particular set of beliefs. She is open, providing the structure, while allowing me to come to my own conclusions. She also brings in many speakers from different paths. She runs her priestess class in an easy to use forum, with scheduled email updates, making it easy to keep up with important dates and tasks. There is no pressure, however, only kindness and encouragement!
Vanessa has an incredible capacity to hold space for transformation! Her calm, strong, light-hearted authenticity is contagious, allowing you to let down your guard and go deeper. I was surprised at how easy it was to trust her and feel held by the safe containers she creates.
The priestess self study course was eye and heart opening in ways that i am still exploring many months later! the materials were very helpful and allowed for self exploration, history, and interaction with community of like-mindeds on several occasions. Vanessa’s knowledge and caring attention allow fearless investigation into all aspects of the divine feminine.
Vanessa’s gentle leadership of the Priestess course shows me, just by being who she is, intelligent and thoughtful ways of being in the world.
Vanessa embodies gentle strength and leads by example. With clear and compassionate guidance, she holds a catalyzing space for deep healing and transformation. I am so grateful for the opportunity to learn from her and all of the incredible women in the Priestess Certification Program.
You’re always so kind, every talk with you is a pleasure! You have lighted the way for me to my self loving journey and connected me with my innerself and goddess spirit. Thanks so much Vanessa!
What a wonderful opportunity Enchant Your Everyday is to connect with your world, as it is, right now. Each time I participate, I learn something new and experience it in a new way.
I enjoy Vanessa’s honesty and willingness to work for a life that is authentic. She is open about her journey in a way most people aren’t.
Vanessa’s offerings are always filled with so much love and thoughtfulness. I’ve enjoyed learning more about goddesses and seeking enchantment through everyday pilgrimage.
Words cannot describe the amount of gratitude I have for Vanessa Sage and the Sage Priestess Programs. I never would have imagined that I would call myself “priestess” in this lifetime until Vanessa opened the Sage Priestess Training. For most of my life, I’ve searched for my life purpose. Vanessa pointed me in the right direction to find my purpose. Now, I know why I am here and what path to follow. Vanessa has so many gifts to offer– she has deep soul wisdom, magical connection to nature, clear expressive writing and practical productivity. She interweaves these gifts with a grounded ability to hold space that is relaxed, safe and inviting. Anyone who works with Vanessa will experience deep nurturing, encouragement and gentle nudges towards their dreams and purpose.
The compassionate place from which Vanessa operates has offered me a loving and safe space for self-exploration, with the gentle guidance from someone who walks the talk of the Divine. She does so with an authenticity and contagious loving energy which makes her a trustworthy facilitator. I appreciate the resonance between our work.
I am truly grateful for all of Vanessa’s offerings. She shares her authenticity, vulnerability and heart-opened Self with every course she creates and shares with the World. Truly one of the best things I have every done for myself is being a part of Vanessa’s loving Community.
Oh my goodness! I love you so much! I have participated in a lot of online classes, quests, workshops etc and also in-person trainings and you are the best! You are so real, so vulnerable, so knowledgeable. Your blog posts touch my heart and soul. I can’t say enough about how much I enjoy what you do.
Vanessa’s quiet urging to listen and flow in my daily life allows me to settle and find a deeper calm – and resolve – as I face the challenges of my life.
Vanessa creates a beautiful, safe, sacred space where women can be their truest selves. Her gentle wisdom is no less powerful for being delivered in such a nurturing way. Being in her presence always fills my soul.
Vanessa infuses her offerings with beauty and authenticity and has empowered me to do the same.

Tarot is a 78 card deck that has been around since at least the 15th century. It was most likely first used as a card game and later developed into a divination tool.
It is divided into the major arcana and the minor arcana. The major arcana consists of 22 cards and represents your soul’s journey and archetypal lessons you learn over the course of your life, while the minor arcana helps you understand & explore your everyday life.
Today, interest in tarot has exploded, the industry is expanding in very exciting ways, and the possibilities are endless for how it will be used in the future. Tarot is a great business, personal and spiritual tool. It is adaptable to any interpersonal, community and service work you’re doing.
Now is the time to be part of this amazing tarot world!
Tarot came into my life as a child when a family friend pulled out his Rider-Waite-Smith deck after a dinner party. This was before computers or the internet, and I’d never seen anything like it. I was hooked with the very first card: the Fool!
The well-worn deck felt like a portal.
A way to step into the unknown.
In high school, I found my first deck in a dark, tiny, out of the way shop filled with books, crystals, cards, and incense. I choose the Hanson Roberts deck, and it still holds a very special place in my heart. Since finding my first deck, I’ve spent over 25 years studying, working with, and reading tarot for myself and others.
I love imagining new ways we can use this amazing tool!
When I first started drawing cards for myself I was comforted by the truth I saw reflected back at me.
They weren’t telling me everything was fine when it wasn’t but they did show me that I wasn’t alone.
They mirrored what I was afraid to say out loud & gave me boundless possibilities for my life.
What do you believe is possible this year?
I pretty much wake up each day and go to sleep each night thinking about tarot. I’m fascinated by the history and meanings of the cards. More than that, I’m passionate about how to let it all go and receive intuitive messages from my soul.
I love breaking the rules and encourage you to
Follow your intuition every step of the way.
You will need to begin again with a new group if you want to rejoin.
It’s important for the nature of this work that you set the intention to complete the program. Send us an email if you have any questions before enrolling and really check in with yourself and see if you can make the commitment to the program at this time. May this be a renewing, deep, rewarding and transformative experience for you!
It may also help to know that I’ve been running year-long programs for over four years and many many people are still in the community all those years later. There is something incredibly special about witnessing each other’s lives unfold over time. This is more than a tarot program.
Our LIVE Community calls are recorded but are not downloadable. The live community calls will be archived six months after the completion of the program in 2022. The live community calls are only available to participants in the January 2019-December 2021 program. We agree, as a community, not to share the recordings with anyone outside the program without the express permission of all involved. Non-community portions of the live calls (i.e. teaching only portions) may be edited out and made available to future students.
If you leave the program before it is over, you will be immediately removed from the learning platform and the FB group. Further, you forfeit your access to all past and future material in the current January 2019-December 2021 program. You would be required to begin again with a new group if you want to rejoin.
Minimum enrolment is required to run each year of the school. In the unlikely event that a year is cancelled due to enrolment or serious injury/illness, no refunds would be given for past content that was delivered. However, your future payments would be immediately cancelled. Further, you would still have access to the material covered to date (lifetime for pre-recorded video, audio and pdf content and six months for community calls).
Disclaimer: This work is spiritual and intuitive in nature. I do not promise any cure and this program is not intended to be a replacement for licensed medical care or prescribed therapies. Please follow the advice of your doctors and counsellors for all medical treatments, prescribed remedies and for any and all mental health, physical health and emotional health problems.
All photos are my own and were taken by my partner Stacy Maskell or myself.
Photo Locations: Cape Breton, Canada. Delphi, Epidavrous, Nafplio, Eleusis, Mystras, Chania and the Palace of Knossos, Greece.
The drum pictured was made for me in a Celtic European tradition and this is how I use it.
Decks Pictured: Sasuraibito Tarot, Mesquite Tarot, Wild Unknown Tarot, Tarot of the Spirit, Triple Goddess Tarot (trimmed), Minoan Tarot, Vessel Oracle, Everyday Witch Tarot, Lioness Oracle Tarot, The Druidcraft Tarot (trimmed) I highly recommend all of these decks.